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12 December 2023 by John

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Yes or no? Rachel Carson and her book ‘Silent Spring’ are often thought to have sparked the modern environmental movements? Select your answer below, and then click CHECK.

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True or false? DDT is a supplement used in baby formula to prevent malaria. Select your answer below, and then click CHECK.

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Endocrine disruption means… Select ALL that apply, and then click CHECK.

Thyroid function can become impaired.

Supply chain issues.

Threat of reproductive problems.

TV commercials interrupting movies.

Immune system function can become impaired.

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What is Love Canal? Choose the best answer below, and then click CHECK.

A book by Rachel Carson written in 1962

The name of the early environmental health movement

The title of an album by Lois Gibbs

A Niagara Falls neighborhood that was so polluted by toxic chemicals that people got sick

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The “Wingspread Statement” was the first time that… Select your answer below, and then click CHECK.

The term "Precautionary Principle" was coined.

A study of a group of birds in Wisconsin that were able to fly.

A group of different kinds of researchers got together to announce their concerns about hazards from manmade toxic chemicals.

None of the above.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Question

What is the Ames test for? Select ALL that apply, and then click CHECK.

Assesses IQs in rats.

Tests bacteria for disruption in genes.

Was used to test flame retardant chemicals in children's pajamas.

Determines the mutagenicity of a substance which then suggests it triggers cancer.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Question
Match each word to the most appropriate description.
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- Causes cancer
- Changes DNA or genes
- Mimics estrogen hormone
- Referring to the ability to have children
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
- Lower IQs in children
Carcinogenic
Mutagenic
Estrogenic
Reproductive
EDCs
Neurotoxic
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Question 8 of 10

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What was found in baby pajamas? Select ALL that apply, and then click CHECK.

Cute little unicorns

Toxic brominated flame retardant chemicals

100% organic cotton

Toxic chlorinated flame retardant chemicals or Tris

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Question 9 of 10

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What does “Critical Windows of Development” refer to? Select ALL that apply, and then click CHECK.

Important windows in a public housing building.

The most vulnerable age of a human or animal life when the toxic exposures can create harm that may not appear until later in life.

The name of a database that holds studies about toxic effects en utero from conception to birth.

Little windows on bars on them where customers can criticize a business.

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Question 10 of 10

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True or false? Rising rates of some illnesses coincide with rising numbers of toxic chemicals that are untested for harm to health and environment. Select your answer below, and then click CHECK.

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